When is a virtual machine susceptible to attacks while a physical server in the same state would not be?

When is a virtual machine susceptible to attacks while a physical server in the same state would not be?
A . When it is behind a WAF
B . When it is behind an IPS
C . When it is not patched
D . When it is powered off

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Answer: D

Explanation:

A virtual machine is ultimately an image file residing a file system. Because of this, even when a virtual machine is "powered off," it is still susceptible to attacks and modification. A physical server that is powered off would not be susceptible to attacks.